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HAWKER, Clarence West Erskine
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 7 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong College, Victoria; Dookie Agriculture College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer & Orchardist |
| Died: | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 28 November 1972, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kincumber South Cemetery, Kincumber South, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Australian Reserve Park, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1st Australian Reserve Park, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1st Australian Reserve Park, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Australian Reserve Park | |
| 30 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Australian Reserve Park | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Divisional Train, Australian Army Service Corps | |
| 3 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Divisional Train, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Clarence Hawker and Agnes Maud Hawker nee Phillips of 'St. Elmo', Kensington Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 9 February 1919 aboard HT Ascanius on 26 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-15 Sta, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On returning to Australia he married Effie Beattie in 1919c at St. Leonards, NSW